Other specified transport accidents (V98)
The ICD-10 code section V98 covers a range of rare and distinctive transport accidents not classified elsewhere. These codes are specifically used for injuries related to unusual types of transport, such as cable cars not running on rails, land yachts, ice yachts, ski lifts, and other uncommon transport incidents.
This section is critical for properly coding accidents involving equipment like cable cars not on rails (including falls, being dragged, or objects thrown, detailed under codes V98.0XXA, V98.0XXD, and V98.0XXS), land yachts (wind-powered land vehicles coded under V98.1), ice yachts (V98.2), and ski lifts (V98.3). It also includes "Other specified transport accidents" (V98.8), which cover collisions involving motor vehicles and ridden animals or animal-drawn vehicles, as well as situations like being trampled or kicked by ridden animals; sometimes referred to as motor vehicle traffic accidents involving animals or car crashes. The inclusion of initial, subsequent, and sequela encounters allows for accurate tracking of injury progression across patient visits.
Understanding the ICD-10 code for other specified transport accidents helps medical coders identify and document uncommon transport-related injuries, ensuring precise classification of incidents such as cable car mishaps, wind-powered vehicle accidents, and animal-related vehicle collisions.
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Other and unspecified transport accidents (V98-V99)
V98 Other specified transport accidents
V98.0 Accident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails
- V98.0XXA Accident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails, initial encounter
- V98.0XXD Accident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails, subsequent encounter
- V98.0XXS Accident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails, sequela
V98.1 Accident to, on or involving land-yacht
- V98.1XXA Accident to, on or involving land-yacht, initial encounter
- V98.1XXD Accident to, on or involving land-yacht, subsequent encounter
- V98.1XXS Accident to, on or involving land-yacht, sequela
V98.2 Accident to, on or involving ice yacht
- V98.2XXA Accident to, on or involving ice yacht, initial encounter
- V98.2XXD Accident to, on or involving ice yacht, subsequent encounter
- V98.2XXS Accident to, on or involving ice yacht, sequela
V98.3 Accident to, on or involving ski lift
- V98.3XXA Accident to, on or involving ski lift, initial encounter
- V98.3XXD Accident to, on or involving ski lift, subsequent encounter
- V98.3XXS Accident to, on or involving ski lift, sequela
V98.8 Other specified transport accidents
- V98.8XXA Other specified transport accidents, initial encounter
- V98.8XXD Other specified transport accidents, subsequent encounter
- V98.8XXS Other specified transport accidents, sequela
Other specified transport accidents (V98)
Instructional Notations
7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V98
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
